Online Learning, Only Better

By Holly A. Bell

I truly believe that most of my full-time, tenure-track
colleagues would rather quit their jobs than teach an online
course. And that's a shame, since they are exactly the people who
should be helping to set standards for meaningful online
education.

My colleagues' concerns about the quality of online education
could largely be overcome if more such courses were taught by
talented and experienced professors known for excellence in
face-to-face delivery. Some of the best learning